Rotary clothesline



Patented Nov. 16, 1943 noraItY CLoTnEsLrNE' A noben mumbiul; oambenweu';victoria, v

- Australia `pplication'`-J1ily'l30, 1943, Serial No.-496;785

In Australia June'lfo, 19.42

s oiaims. (oi. 211-168) This invention relates to the construction ofclothes lines of the type supported on and adapted to rotate about acentral standard.

Hitherto, clothes lines of this kind have been arranged in sectorsformed about the central support with a group of lines in each sector,the whole resembling the pattern of a spider's web, the things to bedried being suspended from the groups of wires.

This invention has for its main object to avod certain objectionablefeatures in these known devices and to provide a series of clothes linesarranged in a circular or substantally circular device that will occupya minimum of space, such as a domestc back yard, while permittingcurrents of air to freely move between the lines of wet articlessuspended therein. It also provides for convenient access to the devicefor the purpose of raising or lowering the same, for charging and forremoving from the completed assembly the pieces when dried.

In place of the spider-web arrangement hitherto in use, I propose togroup in each sector of the rotary device a number of lines in parallelwithout entirely occupyin-g the sector. The groups of lines are disposedin a horizontal plane tangentially to and preferably balanced about thecentre of rotation. If there are four sectors, each line ofone groupwill be in the same plane parallel with a line in another sectordiagonally disposed thereto in the device.

In the case therefore of four groups or sectors each containing a numberof lines in parallel, those of' one group will be, if extended beyondtheir lateral supports, substantially at right angles upon the longestline in a neighbour group. With the lines disposed between a lateral andthe perimeter of the device a space is left unoccupied between eachlateral supportI and the line in the neighbour group to provide readyaccess from outside the rim or perimeter to the interior of the deviceand to the thereon or removing therefrom the articles. It also providesfor ready approach to the lifting or lowering mechanism, which is of anywell known construction, for the purpose of raising thedevice chargedwith wet articles or for lowering the same when these are to be removed.

But in order to fully understand the invention reference is made to theaccompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 shows in perspective view a convenient form of device providedwith four sectors and groups of parallel lines in each sector, and

Figure 2 is a plan view of same.

lines for placing In the Vertical tube 3, shown shortened in Figure 1,the central support 4 is held. The said support will rest at its lowerend in a bearing in which it may rotate in the usual way. Arms 5 extendradially from member 4 to engage at their outer ends in a tubularsupport constituting the perimeter 6 of the device. The framework isfurther held by stays 'I that connect with the perimeter and the top ofthe central support 4. The perimeter may be circular in form if desired.

The clothes lines 8 are of varying lengths and are suspended between alateral member 5 and the tubular perimeter, each group of lines beingaccommodated in a sector formed by two laterals 5. If the lines 8 of onesector be extended to the imaginary line 9, Figure 2, that indicates aradius from the support 4, they will be at right angles thereto and ifextended beyond 9 to the first line in the neighbour sector they willmeet such line substantially at right angles as shown in dotted lines inthe drawing.

With the lines of each group being the same in number and spacedrespectively the same distance apart arranged in the manner explained,each member of a group will be tangentially disposed about the centralrotating support while the whole system remains balanced thereabout.

It will thus be apparent that with the clothes lines arranged asdescribed and with the wind from S. W. as indicated by the arrow inFigure 2, a current of air will follow the arrows to pass between thelines of articles to then impinge on those supported in the next sector.These will act as a vane to cause the air pressure to turn the devicewhich as it rotates will bring the next sector under the influence ofthe air current. The wet articles therefore will be dried sooner thanhas hitherto been possible with the spider web arrangement of the lines.With the lines so disposed, a space in each sector remains unoccupiedthat extends from the perimeter inwards to the central support. Theattendant will enter the space within the perimeter to remove thearticles when dry or to hang a fresh supply.

Havingdescribed my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In a device of the kind indicated, a pillar, Va central support onand adapted to rotate about the pillar, a perimeter, arms extendinglaterally from the support to the perimeter and with the perimeter1constituting sectors and parallel clothes lines disposed in ahorizontal plane in each sector tangentially about the center ofrotation and connected to the arms and the perimeter.

2. In a device of the kind indicated, a pillar, a

central support on and rotatable about the pillar, a tubular perimeter,arms extending laterally from the support to the tubular perimeter andtogether constituting sectors and parallel clothes lines horizontallyhung in each sector between a' lateral arm and the perimeter.

3. In a, device of the kind indicated, a pillar, a central support onand adapted to rotate about the pillar, a perimeter, arms extendinglaterally from the support to the permeter and together constitutingsectors, parallel clothes lines dis-f posed horizontally in andconnected to each secf tor, between a lateral arm and the perimeter vwith free access to said pillar from outside each sector between agrouping of lines and a lateral arm.

4. In a device of the kind indicated, a pillar, a

central support on and adapted to rotate about the pillar, a perimeter,arms extendng laterally Ving sectors, parallel clothes lines groupedhorizontally in and connected to each sector between a lateral arm andthe permeter said parallel lines being identicai in each sector inrespect of number, dimension and spacing.

ROBERT 'I'URNBUIL.

